Category Archives: Primrose Hill

Early spring on Primrose Hill

Posted on March 10, 2021 by SallyK

My early morning walk was a bit earlier than I intended – I misread my clock, thinking it was 8.30 but it was an hour earlier, the light must have woken me.  I walked past the hawthorn grove again, no … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg and the importance of green spaces (part two)

Posted on June 7, 2020 by SallyK

Not far from where I live is a nature reserve.  Its meadow, currently full of wild sweet peas and wild geraniums, is a delight. There’s a beetle hotel there too, built by High Speed Rail in return for … access … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg and the importance of green spaces

Posted on June 7, 2020 by SallyK

The first place I visited when I was well enough after having the Corona virus was the Adelaide Community Garden, where I have a tiny square (3′ x 3′) of herbs – rosemary, Moroccan mint, thyme and hyssop, all planted … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg, isolation and twitching

Posted on May 4, 2020 by SallyK

Still in isolation, and still have daily and unwelcome visits from Mr Corona, but this morning enjoyed a bit of bird spotting in the tiny fernery of my back yard, between bouts of fever and headaches.

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Sally Kindberg – still in isolation – Camden New Journal, and some info in the British Medical Journal

Posted on April 30, 2020 by SallyK

Yesterday a kind fellow allotmenteer left these, sparkling with raindrops, at the top of my steps.  What delight from the outside world. Another kind friend and neighbour took bulbs (a present from someone else) to my tiny allotment square and … Continue reading →

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Primrose Hill walls and shelves

Posted on November 8, 2016 by SallyK

When not working at my desk I can get distracted by arranging stuff on my shelves and pin boards.  Every item has a story to tell, so it’s like assembling a visual diary.  Some robots have been consigned to a … Continue reading →

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My interview with Not Such A Model Mum

Posted on November 1, 2016 by SallyK

Fab interview on Not Such A Model Mum!  It was great to chat to Caroline who kindly wrote this feature, and meet her family.  And wish my flat had been a bit tidier …

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High Speed Rail hearing at the House of Lords Select Committee

Posted on September 28, 2016 by SallyK

The morning started with hedgehogs.  HS2 (High Speed Rail 2) want to use London Zoo‘s carpark as a lorry depot.  Hedgehogs live on the leafy edges of the carpark.  Could this endangered species survive the estimated two hundred (the number … Continue reading →

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Primrose Hill Dog Show September 2016

Posted on September 5, 2016 by SallyK

Stylish coats, scarves, tonics, treats (including beer) were all on offer in Primrose Hill at the weekend for a host of canine visitors. Doting owners could get their companions’ portraits painted, or treat them to an ice cream …

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New! Draw It! Pirates launched this week

Posted on May 4, 2016 by SallyK

Lovely morning, sunshine and birdsong, and bumped into local Primrose Hill blogger carrying a copy of my latest book Draw It! Pirates, the seventh in my Draw It! series of activity books for children, published by Bloomsbury. Many thanks to ILovePrimroseHill for … Continue reading →

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